"This ...... What should I do? Reptines began to worry.

Felistos was about to speak, when he saw the slave coming with a letter, he hurriedly opened two letters, and asked the slave to take them along with the one that Ansitanos had given him before: "Lord Ansitanos, do you see if the handwriting is the same?" ”

Henipolis also approached the teacher and picked up the letter to compare it.

"It's true that the handwriting is very different." Anchitarus nodded in acknowledgement, and Henipolis had nothing to say.

Felistos showed the letter to several other people.

"This is obviously not written by Lord Felistus, I know that adults like to draw the end of the 'i' letter in the signature as a hook, and this man wrote a straight stick!" Masias said loudly.

Jerolis took a deep look at Felistos and simply spat out the word: "No." ”

Then he handed the letter to Ferosanus next to him.

Ferosanus examined it carefully, raised the letter and said directly to Anhitaros: "This is by no means the handwriting of Felistus!" ”

"Alright, things are finally getting some heads." Felistos rubbed his hands, showing a relieved expression, and then said with a serious expression: "It seems that someone deliberately pretended to be in my name to contact Polyxis and others mentioned by Lord Ansitanos, which seems to be destroying the order of the Dionian Alliance, but in fact, it is trying to sow discord between Syracuse and Dionysa in an attempt to induce war." As for Hermis, this is more related to the security of Syracuse, and we have to investigate it in detail! But in any case, the source of Dionia's troubles comes from Syracuse, and as the chief executive of Syracuse, I have an unshirkable management responsibility! Here, I would like to make my sincerest apologies to Lord Ansitanos and to the Ionian Alliance! With that, he stood up and bowed to Ansitanos.

Ansitanos sat upright and accepted his salute.

"At the same time, Syracuse is also willing to make compensation for the damage caused to Dionia, in order to express our desire to be close and friendly with Dionia!" Felistos went on to state his expectations.

"This is also another important mission for me to send to Syracuse at the behest of the Senate." Ansitanos said solemnly: "The Dionian Alliance is willing to sign an alliance agreement with Syracuse, not only in diplomatic friendly exchanges, but also in trade. And in terms of military security, there are strong barbarians in the mountains of northern Dionia, who have repeatedly threatened our borders; Although Syracuse's formidable rival Carthage suffered repeated crushing defeats, it still possessed vast territory and great wealth in its own city in Africa, and could make a comeback at any time. Therefore, Dionya is willing to join forces militarily with Syracuse to jointly ensure the security of the Greek city-states in the western Mediterranean! ……”

As soon as Ansitanos said this, the banquet suddenly became quiet.

Anyone with a bit of political acumen can hear the hidden meaning of Ansitanos's words: first, Ansitanos is vaguely reminding everyone present that Carthage is still a strong enemy of Syracuse, and should no longer be an enemy of Dionia; Second, Dionya wanted to be on an equal footing with Syracuse, knowing that at this time, Syracuse was the leader of the Greek city-states in the Western Mediterranean.

"Our mighty Syracuse is now not afraid of any enemy! What is Carthage! If it dares to come once, we will beat him once! Masias loudly expressed his disdain for Carthage.

Felistus, for his part, applauded: "Very good proposal! Rest assured, Lord Ansitanos, I will report this matter to Lord Dionysius and let him decide. ”

"Thank you very much!" Ansitanos also expressed his gratitude.

"Alright! All right! Now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, let's continue drinking and talking! Leptinies shouted, raising his glass.

"Mistress Reptines is right, we should all put aside all those annoying political affairs. Originally, tonight I wanted to talk to Lord Ansitanos about how to write a history book. Felistos took over the conversation and said with emotion: "Lord Ansitanos, I also had the idea of writing a book about the history of Sicily, but due to my busy political affairs, I can't spare time for a while, so I especially envy you for having time and energy to do what you want to do." ”

"Actually, I didn't dare to write before, thanks to the encouragement and help of Master Davers......" Ansitanos became much more enthusiastic when talking about writing history: "But now I have written part of it, but I have decided to throw it away and write it again." ”

"Why is that?" Felistos asked curiously.

"Do you know the man Thucydides?" Ansitanos asked.

Everyone shook their heads in disknowledgement.

"I didn't know about it, but I learned about this person after being introduced by Master Davers. Although he was unknown in the Mediterranean until then, I am sure that in a few years his name will spread throughout Greece! I even think he's greater than Herodotus! Ansitanos said with reverence.

"He wrote a history book?" After all, Ansitanos was a well-known scholar in Greater Greece, and his praise naturally moved Felistos.

"Yes. Thucydides, an Athenian who served as a 'Ten Generals' and fought in the Peloponnesian War before being exiled by the Citizens' Assembly, lived in seclusion in Thrace and spent more than 20 years writing about the history of the Peloponnesian War...... When he returned to Athens after the war, he was so ill that he lay in bed and could not hold a pen when Davers sent to visit him. Master Davers spent a great deal of money copying the manuscript from his nephew and brought it back to Turiyi for storage in the forthcoming library.

I read this book carefully, and although it is not completely written, it is definitely a great historical masterpiece! Thucydides discarded some of Herodotus' practices and did not include any rumors about oracles, prophecies, etc., but gave a truthful account of every major event that took place in the Peloponnesian War in chronological order. As he wrote at the outset, 'I have written partly on the basis of my own experience, and partly on the basis of material given to me by other witnesses, and I ......have examined it with the strictest and most careful method possible.'

And, although he was an Athenian, he did not favor Athens in the book, but wrote about Athens, Sparta, and the other city-states involved in the war in a completely neutral manner, and although he said, 'I am afraid that my historical work without anecdotes and anecdotes will not be fascinating,' but when I think of this book, the picture of the Peloponnesian War comes to my mind very realistically. I think even if decades or hundreds of years have passed, people will still be willing to read it over and over again to understand the truth about this war. And those of us who are willing to write history should also learn from him, use his historical works as a template, and write a new history, which is why I want to rewrite it! ”

After Ansitanos finished speaking with great seriousness, Felistos could no longer sit still, and asked eagerly: "What is the name of this history book written by Thucydides?" Has it already been announced? ”

"The History of the Peloponnesian War, I don't think it has been published yet, but it's coming soon." Ansitanos said, "If Lord Felistos is eager to see it, I can send you another copy when I get back." ”

"That's grateful!" Felistos thanked him repeatedly.

"It's nothing, I'm glad to see another companion on the road of exploring historiography!" Ansitanos said from the bottom of his heart.

"Well, I also hope to consult with Lord Ansitanos in the future and exchange ideas on writing history. Here, a toast to our friendship! With that, Felistos raised his glass to Ansitanos.

The two drank it all.

Everyone also happily toasted in agreement, and the atmosphere became lively.

Felistos put down his glass, wiped the wine foam from the corners of his mouth, and said in a high-spirited manner: "At this moment, it would be great if the Thucydides scholar you said was also at the banquet!" ”

"I don't think it's possible anymore." Ansitanos said in a deep voice: "Thucydides the Athenian...... He passed away not long ago......"

Felistos' smile froze on his face, and he said in a lost voice, "What?!" He's dead?! ”

"Yes, this is the exact news from Athens. I had wanted to find time to visit him in Athens, but ...... Ansitanos looked regretful and sad.

"What is there to be sad about! Listen to what you say, this Athenian left behind a great work, so even if he goes to hell, there will be no regrets. With his slightly drunken eyes open, Philosanus cried out, "Bring me the lyre, and I will sing a song for him!" ”

"It's rare to hear Ferosanus sing!" Herois also began to get excited.

At the signal of Felistus, the slave brought the lyre.

The somewhat drunk Ferrosanus took it cautiously, tried to play a few notes, and then praised: "Good piano!" ”

As he spoke, he jumped lightly, and sat directly on the dining table, ignoring the fact that the oil stains stained his clothes.

The slave girl next to him hurriedly removed the food from the table, and he had begun to pluck the strings, and the melodious music flowed from his sliding right hand, and he was immersed in the music, and then improvised and sang: "In the lonely sky,

Looking for the star that shines brighter than the sun's rays,

What kind of joy in the world is better than walking in the long river of history,

Talk to the hero,

Singing with the Warriors,

The Muse offers you a wreath of olives,

Apollo drove the glittering carriage,

There's your ride in the car,

……”

The crowd whispered softly and sent their sincere silence and blessings to the Athenian whom they had never met.

This night was a joyous one.